JUNEAU, Alaska — Crews from Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit and Coast Guard Station Ketchikan rescued the crew of the fishing vessel Tsimshain Lady after the vessel began taking on water near Tamgas Harbor, Alaska, Wednesday. An Anthony Petit small-boat crew provided a dewatering pump and tied the fishing vessel alongside the cutter until it […]
Two men died as the result of a two-vehicle crash near mile 353 of the Richardson Highway, ASST revealed. Troopers responded to the scene on the highway at 6:30 pm on Thursday and opened an investigation and spoke to witnesses into the fatal crash after receiving calls reporting the collision. Their investigation revealed that the […]
A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet. “This is the final chapter of an amazing mission, but it’s also a new beginning,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator […]
UPDATE: The State Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the five children who perished in the early morning blaze as, “Alexis Quakenbush, 12, Nevaeh Flores, 8, Lilyanna Flores, 7, Sofia Flores, 6, Jaelynn Flores, 3, all of Palmer,” AST revealed. Megan Peters of the Department of Public Safety, went on to report, “All children died as […]